​Data for April 28, 2021

Data as of April 28 are presented in more detail below. MCPH provides these routine updates about reported cases of COVID-19 to help our community better understand how this pandemic is developing in our county. These results only reflect laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 among county residents. Many individuals infected by COVID-19 have not been tested because they are asymptomatic. As such, these results are very fluid and only represent a fraction of the true burden of COVID-19 in our community.

Daily case counts provided by MCPH may differ from state and federal counts due to delays in reporting to the various entities. MCPH updates case counts after an initial case review and, where possible, a patient interview is conducted, which includes confirming county residency. Cases reported after 5 p.m. are counted in the following days case count.

Highlights about the 109,059 COVID-19 cases reported in Mecklenburg County as of April 28, 2021 include:

• During the past week, an average of 222 laboratory confirmed infections per day were reported compared to the 14-day average of 234 confirmed infections. This represents a decrease over the last 14 days. These data are based on Mecklenburg resident cases reported to MCPH.

• During the past week, an average of 176 individuals with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 infections were hospitalized at acute care facilities in Mecklenburg County. This represents an increase over the last 14 days. These data are based on daily census counts from acute care facilities in Mecklenburg County reporting to MCPH.

• During the past week, an average of 6.4 percent of individuals who were tested in Mecklenburg County were positive for COVID-19. This represents a slight decrease trend over the last 14 days. These data only include ELRs for molecular (PCR) tests submitted to NC DHHS for laboratories electronically submitting negative and positive COVID-19 results. 
  
  

• Nine hundred-forty-four deaths due to COVID-19 occurred among reported cases.
• Almost all deaths were among older adults (≥ 60 years), 15 deaths occurred in adults ages 20 to 39 and 117 deaths were adults ages 40 to 59.
• All deaths, except twenty-five, occurred among adults with underlying chronic illnesses.
• Almost half were non-Hispanic Whites. The disparity in COVID-19 deaths among non-Hispanic Whites is related to differences in race/ethnicity of residents of long-term care (LTC) facilities actively experiencing an outbreak.
• Nearly 40 percent of deaths were connected to active outbreaks at long-term care (LTC) facilities.
• Among deaths not connected to outbreaks at long-term care facilities, nearly 2 in 3 were non-White, with 40 percent being non-Hispanic Black. As previously noted, these disparities are largely driven by higher rates of underlying chronic conditions that increase risk of severe complications due to COVID-19 infection among these communities.

• Based on publicly available mobility tracking data, social distancing represents a fairly stable trend in Mecklenburg County over the last 14 days.
  

More data on the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Mecklenburg County as of April 28, 2021:

Daily Percent Positive of Laboratory COVID-19 Tests^{1
(as of  April 28, 2021)}

 

COVID-19 Case Rate per 100,000 Residents
based on cases reported to MCPH by Date

COVID-19 Percent Positivity Rates (7-Day Average)

Select Characteristics of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Reported to MCPH 

(as of April 28, 2021)

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	Selected Characteristics	Percent of Reported COVID-19 Cases	Percent of COVID-19 Deaths ​
All Cases ​		109,059	944 Deaths (<1.0% of Cases) ​
	​		Deaths Connected to LTC 375 deaths (39.7% of deaths)	Community Deaths 569 deaths (60.3% of deaths)
Age ​ ​ ​	<20	16.5%	--	<1.0%
	20-39	42.3%	<1.0%	2.3%
	40-59	28.3%	3.2%	18.5%
	≥ 60	12.9%	96.3%	79.1%
Sex ​	Female	53.0%	57.3%	43.2%
	Male	47.0%	42.7%	56.8%
Race/Ethnicity2 ​ ​ ​ ​	White*	19.4%	67.5%	31.3%
	Black*	16.3%	29.9%	42.4%
	Hispanic	12.4%	1.9%	20.2%
	Asian*	2.1%	<1.0%	4.4%
	Alaskan Native/American Indian*	<1.0%	--	<1.0%
	Multiracial/Other*	<1.0%	--	<1.0%
	Not Reported	49.4%	<1.0%	<1.0%

​ ² These data are updated based on follow-up interviews and investigations.    *Non-Hispanic

 

Daily COVID-19 Testing³ (as of April 28, 2021)

Total COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH Released from Isolation⁴ 

(as of April 28, 2021)

Daily Hospital Census of Patients with Laboratory Confirmed COVID-19⁵ 

(as of April 28, 2021)

Daily Social Distancing Index⁶ 

(as of April 20, 2021)

COVID-19 Vaccinations by MCPH⁷

​	Total Received (as of April 28, 2021)	Total Transferred (as of April 28, 2021)	Doses Administered by MCPH (as of April 28, 2021)
First Doses	101,360	30,853	69,238
Second Doses	69,075	13,249	48,283

⁷ MCPH is currently providing the Pfizer BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines to individuals in Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4. For more information about the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution visit https://www.mecknc.gov/covid-19/pages/vaccine.aspx.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Data, Mecklenburg County: 

December 14, 2020 – April 28, 2021

(based on data submitted to NC DHHS by NC Providers and Federal Pharmacy Programs)

For more information about COVID-19 Vaccinations visit https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard/vaccinations

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Congregate Living Settings with Active COVID-19 Outbreaks (as of April 28, 2021) 

 
Total Active Outbreaks in Congregate Living Settings:  12
Total Active Clusters in Child Care and School Settings: 2

Facility Name	Staff	​	Residents	​	Total	​
	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths
Asbury Health 3800 Shamrock Drive Charlotte, NC 28215	40	0	23	5	63	5
Children's Academy/Lake Point 2701 Water Ridge Parkway Charlotte, NC 28217	1	0	6	0	7	0
Carrington Place 600 Fullwood Lane Matthews, NC 28105	4	0	4	0	8	0
Center for Children at the Vine 2101 Belvedere Avenue Charlotte, NC 28205	1	0	8	0	9	0
Dreams and Visions Group Home 5004 Glenview Court Charlotte, NC 28215	1	0	3	0	4	0
Lucille Giles Statesville Avenue Men's Shelter 3410 Statesville Avenue Charlotte, NC 28206	0	0	5	0	5	0
Mecklenburg County Detention Center 801 East 4th Street Charlotte, NC 28202	3	0	0	0	3	0
Pavilion Healthcare at Brightmore 10011 Providence Road West Charlotte, NC 28277	1	0	1	0	2	0
Royal Park of Matthews 2700 Royal Commons Lane Matthews, NC 28105	2	0	0	0	2	0
Southminister Ind. Living 8919 Park Road Charlotte, NC 28210	15	0	20	1	35	1
Southminister Healthcare Center 8919 Park Road Charlotte, NC 28210	2	0	0	0	2	0
Summit Place of Southpark 2101 Runnymeade Lane Charlotte, NC 28209	2	0	0	0	2	0
University Place Nursing Rehab 9200 Glenwater Charlotte, NC 28262	27	0	51	4	78	4
Waltonwood Cotswold 5215 Randolph Road Charlotte, NC 28211	3	0	0	0	3	0

COVID-19 Vaccination Rates: Mecklenburg Residents Age 16 years and Older
with at least One Vaccine Dose (Partially Vaccinated) 
December 2020 through April 14, 2021

COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH by Zip Code of Patient's Residence
Past 14 Days (April 15 - 28, 2021)

Total COVID-19 Cases   (as of 04/28/2021)	14-Day Case Reports (as of 04/28/2021)	Change Over Past 14-Day Period
109,059	3,276	Decrease

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COVID-19 Cases per 100,000 Reported to MCPH by Zip Code of Patient's Residence
Past 14 Days (April 15 - 18, 2021)

Total COVID-19 Case Rate per 100,000 (as of 04/28/2021)	14-Day Case Rate per 100,000 (as of 04/28/2021)	Change Over Past 14-Day Period
9,822.0	295.0	Decrease

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Cumulative COVID-19 Cases Reported to MCPH by Zip Code of Patient's Residence 

(as of April 28, 2021)

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Cumulative COVID-19 Cases (per 100,000 residents) Reported to MCPH by Zip Code of Patient's Residence (as of April 28, 2021)

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It is important to make sure the information you are getting about COVID-19 is coming directly from reliable sources like MCPH, CDC and NCDHHS. The best resource for information about COVID-19 in Mecklenburg County is the County’s COVID-19 website. Individuals can also call the County’s COVID-19 hotline at 980-314-9400. For more information, please visit the CDC’s website and NCDHHS’ website, which will also include future positive COVID-19 test results in North Carolina.